11-05-2021

Garmin Gpsmap 60cx Software For Mac

ExpertGPS is GPS map software for your Windows computer or laptop. ExpertGPS makes it easy to transfer waypoints, routes, and tracks, as well as GPS, GIS, and CAD data, to and from your Garmin GPSMAP receiver.

ExpertGPS gives you unlimited, FREE access to every topo map in the USA, as well as high-resolution aerial photos, so you can zoom in on any trail or job site. ExpertGPS even works with your own scanned maps, and data from over 100 different mapping, GIS, and CAD programs.

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Thank you for choosing the Garmin ® GPSMAP 60Cx. The GPSMAP 60Cx uses the proven performance of Garmin GPS and full-featured mapping to create an unsurpassed portable GPS receiver. Take a moment now to compare the contents of this package with the packing list on the box. If any pieces are missing, contact your Garmin dealer immediately. EasyGPS is the free, easy way to upload and download waypoints, routes, and tracks between your Garmin GPSMAP 60CSx GPS and your Windows computer or laptop. Backup your favorite Garmin POIs, create and send new waypoints and geocaches to your GPS, or print a map of your GPS tracklog. To get started, download your free copy of EasyGPS. WebUpdater for Mac software version 2.2.0. As of February 19, 2020. Download (13.06 MB) View installation instructions. Notes: WebUpdater guides you through the process of updating the software in your GPS. WebUpdater finds the most appropriate update for your GPS from the Garmin web site and performs the update.


Find your Garmin GPSMAP on the ExpertGPS Compatibility List:

GPSMAP 60 handheld GPS receiversGPSMAP 62 handheld GPS receiversGPSMAP 64 handheld GPS receiversGPSMAP 66 handheld GPS receiversGPSMAP 76 handheld marine GPS receiversGPSMAP 78 handheld marine GPS receiversGPSMAP 86 handheld marine GPS receiversGPSMAP 96 handheld marine GPS receiversGPSMAP 276CxGPSMAP 296GPSMAP 396GPSMAP 495GPSMAP 496GPSMAP 500-series marine chartplottersGPSMAP 600-series marine chartplottersGPSMAP 700-series marine chartplottersGPSMAP 900-series marine chartplottersGPSMAP 1000-series marine chartplottersGPSMAP 7000-series marine chartplottersGPSMAP 8000-series marine chartplotters

All Garmin GPSMAP 60 GPS receivers are supported in ExpertGPS.

Garmin GPSMAP 60 Garmin GPSMAP 60C Garmin GPSMAP 60CS Garmin GPSMAP 60CSx Garmin GPSMAP 60Cx

All Garmin GPSMAP 62 GPS receivers are supported in ExpertGPS.

Garmin GPSMAP 62 Garmin GPSMAP 62s Garmin GPSMAP 62sc Garmin GPSMAP 62st Garmin GPSMAP 62stc

All Garmin GPSMAP 64 GPS receivers are supported in ExpertGPS.

Garmin GPSMAP 64 Garmin GPSMAP 64csx Garmin GPSMAP 64s Garmin GPSMAP 64sc Garmin GPSMAP 64st Garmin GPSMAP 64sx Garmin GPSMAP 64x

All Garmin GPSMAP 66 GPS receivers are supported in ExpertGPS.

Garmin GPSMAP 66i Garmin GPSMAP 66s Garmin GPSMAP 66st

All Garmin GPSMAP 76 GPS receivers are supported in ExpertGPS.

Garmin GPSMAP 76C Garmin GPSMAP 76CS Garmin GPSMAP 76CSx Garmin GPSMAP 76Cx

All Garmin GPSMAP 78 GPS receivers are supported in ExpertGPS.

Garmin GPSMAP 78 Garmin GPSMAP 78s Garmin GPSMAP 78sc

All Garmin GPSMAP 86 GPS receivers are supported in ExpertGPS.

Garmin GPSMAP 86i Garmin GPSMAP 86s Garmin GPSMAP 86sc Garmin GPSMAP 86sci

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All Garmin GPSMAP 96 GPS receivers are supported in ExpertGPS.

Garmin GPSMAP 96 Garmin GPSMAP 96C

These Garmin GPSMAP 500-series chartplotters are supported in ExpertGPS.

Garmin GPSMAP 527xs Garmin GPSMAP 547 Garmin GPSMAP 547xs

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These Garmin GPSMAP 600-series chartplotters are supported in ExpertGPS.

Garmin Gpsmap 60cx Software For Mac Garmin GPSMAP 695 Garmin GPSMAP 696

These Garmin GPSMAP 700-series chart plotters are supported in ExpertGPS.

Garmin GPSMAP 721xs Garmin GPSMAP 722 Plus Garmin GPSMAP 722 Garmin GPSMAP 722xs Plus Garmin GPSMAP 722xs Garmin GPSMAP 741 Garmin GPSMAP 741xs Garmin GPSMAP 742 Plus Garmin GPSMAP 742 Garmin GPSMAP 742xs Plus Garmin GPSMAP 742xs Garmin GPSMAP 751xs Garmin GPSMAP 752xs Plus Garmin GPSMAP 752xs

These Garmin GPSMAP 900-series chartplotters are supported in ExpertGPS.

Garmin GPSMAP 922 Plus Garmin GPSMAP 922 Garmin GPSMAP 922xs Plus Garmin GPSMAP 922xs Garmin GPSMAP 942 Plus Garmin GPSMAP 942 Garmin GPSMAP 942xs Plus Garmin GPSMAP 942xs Garmin GPSMAP 952xs Plus

These Garmin GPSMAP 1000-series marine chartplotters are supported in ExpertGPS.

Garmin GPSMAP 1020xs Garmin GPSMAP 1022 Garmin GPSMAP 1022xsv Garmin GPSMAP 1040xs Garmin GPSMAP 1042xsv Garmin GPSMAP 1222 Plus Garmin GPSMAP 1222 Touch Garmin GPSMAP 1222 Garmin GPSMAP 1222xsv Plus Garmin GPSMAP 1222xsv Touch Garmin GPSMAP 1222xsv Garmin GPSMAP 1242 Plus Garmin GPSMAP 1242 Touch Garmin GPSMAP 1242xsv Plus Garmin GPSMAP 1242xsv Touch Garmin GPSMAP 1242xsv

These Garmin GPSMAP 7000-series chartplotters are supported in ExpertGPS.

Garmin GPSMAP 7407 Garmin GPSMAP 7407xsv Garmin GPSMAP 7408 Garmin GPSMAP 7408xsv Garmin GPSMAP 7410 Garmin GPSMAP 7410xsv Garmin GPSMAP 7412 Garmin GPSMAP 7412xsv Garmin GPSMAP 7416 Garmin GPSMAP 7416xsv Garmin GPSMAP 7607 Garmin GPSMAP 7607xsv Garmin GPSMAP 7608 Garmin GPSMAP 7608xsv Garmin GPSMAP 7610 Garmin GPSMAP 7610xsv Garmin GPSMAP 7612 Garmin GPSMAP 7612xsv Garmin GPSMAP 7616 Garmin GPSMAP 7616xsv

These Garmin GPSMAP 8000-series chartplotters are supported in ExpertGPS.

Garmin GPSMAP 8008 MFD Garmin GPSMAP 8012 MFD Garmin GPSMAP 8015 MFD Garmin GPSMAP 8208 MFD Garmin GPSMAP 820xs Garmin GPSMAP 8212 MFD Garmin GPSMAP 8215 MFD Garmin GPSMAP 840xs Garmin GPSMAP 8410 Garmin GPSMAP 8410xsv Garmin GPSMAP 8412 Garmin GPSMAP 8412xsv Garmin GPSMAP 8416 Garmin GPSMAP 8416xsv Garmin GPSMAP 8417 MFD Garmin GPSMAP 8422 MFD Garmin GPSMAP 8424 MFD Garmin GPSMAP 8500 Black Box Garmin GPSMAP 8530 Black Box Garmin GPSMAP 8610 Garmin GPSMAP 8610xsv Garmin GPSMAP 8612 Garmin GPSMAP 8612xsv Garmin GPSMAP 8616 Garmin GPSMAP 8616xsv Garmin GPSMAP 8617 MFD Garmin GPSMAP 8622 MFD Garmin GPSMAP 8624 MFD

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In This Guide
  • Why These Free Maps Are Better
  • Installing the Maps On Your Computer
  • Instaling the Maps On Your GPS Device

The good news is that if you own a Garmin GPS device, there’s a way to get free Garmin GPS maps. And in most cases, the free maps are much better than the expensive Garmin maps. I’m a big fan of Garmin GPS devices, but I always found it disappointing that they charged extra for maps. Garmin doesn’t publicize it, but most of their GPS units are setup to take any maps in the correct format. Here’s how to get and install these free hiking maps in an easy, step-by-step process.

In retrospect, I think the price for Garmin maps is too high. There are some as good, or better, alternatives available at no cost online. This product is overpriced for what it is. I would recommend other software. – Garmin Map Review on Amazon

Why These Free Maps?

So let me start by saying there are a lot of ways to get free Garmin GPS maps, and a lot of different methods to install them. You could create whole websites devoted to the subject, and people have (see below). This article focuses on installing my favorite free Garmin GPS maps for hiking in the USA, using OpenStreetMaps. If these don’t work for you, try exploring the other map services that I have listed below.

You can also create your own highly-customized maps and download them to your Garmin device.

OpenStreetMaps are the Wikipedia of maps. The public contributes to, confirms, and edits the data on the map. This curation goes for hiking trails too. The maps are regularly updated, and over the last few years have seemed the most accurate in my experience. You can even become a contributor if you like.

The free hiking maps that I’m recommending are great because:

  • They are good topographic maps with elevation contours.
  • They have a large number of hiking trails on them.
  • They are “routable,” which means that you can use free tools like Garmin Basecamp to automatically create routes and tracks that you can follow (without having to plot each point of the trail yourself).
  • The colors and detail work well for me. That is, they look good on the device.
  • USA regions are packaged together.

Video Instructions

If you have a newer GPS device like a Garmin Fenix 5x Plus or are on Windows, there are some special instructions below.

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Which Garmin GPS devices do the maps work with?

First off, the Garmin unit you have might have maps already. You probably know this, but if you’re shopping for a GPS, go to the Garmin website page for the unit. If it maps come with the unit, it will say it has “preloaded topo maps.”

If you already have a unit and want to find out if these free maps work, go to the unit’s page on the Garmin website, and then check out the “specs” section. There is a line for “ability to add maps,” if you have a check there, you’re good to go.

Downloading the Free Garmin GPS Maps

The first thing you’re going to want to do is visit the GMapTool website, specifically the USA OSM Topo Routable page.

Then pick the region you want, and download the appropriate map package (link way at the bottom of the page). The files are pretty big. The download might take a while.

Installing the Free Maps on Your Computer

The instructions are different for Mac and PC. The map website has a link for installation instructions, click on that. My instructions cover the installation on a Mac, but I have some general that fill in the gaps for installing on Windows below .

For the Mac, you’ll need three (free) programs to install the maps. You can download and install these programs while you wait for your maps to download.

That’s it. The maps are on your computer. If you’re not already using the free Garmin Basecamp tool, I highly recommend getting it. It will allow you to browse maps, create tracks, and is invaluable in planning hikes.

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Installing the Free Maps on Your Garmin GPS

Once your map is downloaded and installed, you’re all set to install them on your GPS unit.

Installing on Newer Garmin Devices From Mac

So Garmin changed the way that the GPS devices communicate with computers. If you have Windows, you should be all good (see below). If you have Mac, there’s a wrinkle.

Garmin switched to the MTP (Media Transfer Protocol) to transfer files, which makes the Garmin appear as a “media device.” And of course, Apple doesn’t support it. But I’ve found a solution. It’s not the most graceful one in the world, but it works (confirmed on a Fenix 5x Plus).

  • Get your maps from here: http://garmin.openstreetmap.nl
  • The site will send you an email with a download link.
  • Download the ZIP file that is described as “Compressed file that contains a single image that can be placed directly onto the SD-card of the GPS.”
  • Unzip the file. You should have a file with a “.img” extension.
  • Now we need to connect the Garmin to the computer. Download the free Android File Transfer program from Google. Install it on your machine as per the instructions.
  • If you have Garmin Express running, make sure it’s not running and you have disabled any “automatically launch when device is connected” settings.
  • Plug in your Garmin to the computer and launch the Android File Transfer program. You should see a screen like this:
  • Simply drag the “.img” file that you downloaded into the Garmin folder. You might want to rename the “.img” file to make sure it doesn’t whack any maps already on there.

That’s it. Go to your map settings and turn the OSM map on and off.

If you work at Garmin, please update MapInstall to support MTP! They’re too big-time to listen to my feedback, so if you know anyone at Garmin, please bug them.

Tips for Windows Installation

Garmin Gpsmap 60csx Software For Mac

The directions on GMapTool site aren’t very descriptive for Windows. Here are some tips from fellow hiker Dave T. on how to install the free maps on Windows.

  • Run the “bat” file as described on the GMapTool site.
  • Open Garmin Basecamp to ensure that the maps have been installed.
  • Use the free Garmin MapInstall program to send the maps to your device. OR you can also install them directly from Basecamp. Right click on the internal storage and selected install maps (thanks to John S for the tip).
  • Or use the maps at garmin.openstreetmap.nl, Download your map first. This will create a single “img” file for each map you download. Then copy that map file to your Garmin (the drive if you have a micro SD card, not the device) in the “Garmin” folder (which you must create first if it doesn’t already exist).

If These Free Garmin GPS Maps Don’t Work For You

There are other free maps for your Garmin GPS, and again, they might have different instructions for installation. Check the website where the maps are offered for directions on how to install them.

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  • GPSFileDepot is a great resource that’s frequently updated. I recommend trying this site before any others.
  • OpenStreetMap.nl is good if you want to grab.a smaller, more specific map.
  • OpenSeaMap offers nautical charts.

If you’re having trouble finding the GMAP folder, this tip has helped some folks (thanks to Liz S!).

Some Final Thoughts

I recommend planning your hike and creating a GPX file beforehand. Most Garmin GPS units are too small for anything more than impromptu navigation planning. I have a tutorial on how to plan a hiking route for your Garmin GPS here.

And I could use your help. I don’t download these maps every day, so if these directions don’t seem up to date, please contact me and let me know. I’ll update the directions here accordingly.

Lastly, a note if you’re having tech issues. Unfortunately, I can’t help everyone who emails me. I recommend posting your question online in the Garmin Reddit, the Garmin Forums, or in a Garmin group on Facebook. That’s probably you’re quickest path to success.

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